Illustrated with bold paintings, this second volume in Doreen Rappaport's account of the fight for freedom covers the period after the abolition of slavery in the South, when the gains of emancipation were compromised by widespread prejudice and segregation. Her selection of stories, poems and songs honour those who spoke out, from famous leaders such as Thurgood Marshall to lesser known individuals such as John Solomon Lewis, who threatened to sue a ship's captain for denying him passage.